Beilschmiedia tarairi

Beilschmiedia tarairi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species:
B. tarairi
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia tarairi
(A.Cunn.) Kirk (1889)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Laurus tarairi A.Cunn. (1838)
  • Laurus macrophylla A.DC. ex A.Cunn. (1838), not validly publ.
  • Nesodaphne tarairi Hook.f. (1853)

Beilschmiedia tarairi, commonly called taraire,[2] is a tree of the family Lauraceae, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is a common canopy tree in lowland forests north of Auckland, often growing in association with kauri (Agathis australis), pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), tawāpou (Planchonella costata), and pūriri (Vitex lucens) on basalt rocks and soils. Beilschmiedia is a genus of about 40 mainly tropical trees and shrubs with alternate to opposite leaves.

  1. ^ a b Beilschmiedia tarairi (A.Cunn.) Kirk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Beilschmiedia tarairi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2 October 2010.